BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Emily Blunt- Salmon Fishing In the Yemen

Judi Dench- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Jennifer Lawrence- Silver Linings Playbook

Maggie Smith- Quartet

Meryl Streep- Hope Springs

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jack Black- Bernie

Bradley Cooper- Silver Linings Playbook

Hugh Jackman- Les Miserables

Ewan McGregor- Silver Linings Playbook

Bill Murray- Hyde Park On Hudson

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Brave

Frankenweenie

Hotel Transylvania

Rise of the Guardians

Wreck-It Ralph

(I’m guessing that no one in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had seen The Rabbi’s Cat during the nominating period; hopefully this is as far as Hotel Transylvania gets in regards to major awards. And where is ParaNorman?)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Amour (AUSTRIA)

A Royal Affair (DENMARK)

The Intouchables (FRANCE)

Kon-Tiki (NORWAY/UK/DENMARK)

Rust and Bone (FRANCE)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Amy Adams- The Master

Sally Field- Lincoln

Anne Hathaway- Les Miserables

Helen Hunt- The Sessions

Nicole Kidman- The Paperboy

(I am disappointed to see that Nicole Kidman got nominated for The Paperboy but Lorraine Toussaint didn’t get nominated for her excellent work in Middle of Nowhere.)